Hello! (Good to Be Back)

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"Hello! (Good to Be Back)"
Hello! (Good to Be Back) Single artwork.jpg
Single by Scooter
from the album Who's Got the Last Laugh Now?
B-side "Path"
Released14 October 2005 (Germany)
Recorded2005
Length3:35
Label Sheffield Tunes
Songwriter(s) Gary Glitter
Mike Leander
H. P. Baxxter
Rick J. Jordan
Jay Frog
Jens Thele
Producer(s) Rick J. Jordan
Jay Frog
H.P. Baxxter
Scooter singles chronology
"Suavemente"
(2005)
"Hello! (Good to Be Back)"
(2005)
"Apache Rocks the Bottom!"
(2005)

"Hello! (Good To Be Back)" is a song by German band Scooter. The song samples the refrain from Gary Glitter's 1973 single "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again". It was released in October 2005 as the lead single from the album Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? . [1]

Contents

Track listing

CD Single [1] & Download [2]
  1. "Hello (Good To Be Back)" [Radio Edit] (3:35)
  2. "Hello (Good To Be Back)" [Club Mix] (7:43)
  3. "Hello (Good To Be Back)" [Extended] (5:52)
  4. "Path" (3:36)
12" [3]
  1. "Hello (Good To Be Back)" [Extended] (5:52)
  2. "Hello (Good To Be Back)" [Club Mix] (7:43)

Music video

The video for the song was shot in Chicago, Illinois, during the group's first tour of the United States.

Samples

"Hello! (Good To Be Back)" samples four songs. The main sample being from "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" by Gary Glitter from the 1973 album Touch Me . Additional samples are from "3 a.m. Eternal (Live At The S.S.L)" by The KLF from the 1991 album The White Room and "We Call It Acieed" by D Mob and Dark Night Rider by Ice MC.

Chart performance

Chart (2005-2006)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] 48
European Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [6] 46
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 3
Germany (Official German Charts) [8] 14
Hungary (Single Top 40) [9] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 36

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